After being framed, she became the president's wife

The gentleman smiled calmly, "Can I meet with Painter Tan? If you want to know my story, I want to talk to Painter Tan in person."

Tan Xiaotong also wanted to meet this gentleman. Who was he? Why did he spend hundreds of billions of dollars at a time and why did he insist on buying a family portrait?

After the meeting, she also wanted to ask the gentleman if he knew Ye Haonan.

Although Ye Haonan denied that the gentleman who bought the two paintings had nothing to do with him, Tan Xiaotong still found it a little unconvincing.

Why are only these two paintings sold at such high prices? The other works are basically around several million, and the highest is only tens of millions.

The gap was so huge that while she was happy, she kept reflecting on herself. In fact, she knew very well that apart from those two special paintings, millions or tens of millions were her real level.

"Okay, sir, do you know of a very special cafe in the square? Can I wait for you there?"

Tan Xiaotong likes to drink coffee on weekdays. She really likes that kind of petty bourgeoisie sentiment.

The gentleman said straightforwardly, "It seems that Painter Tan likes to drink coffee. I thought Painter Tan liked to drink tea?"

Painting, such an elegant profession, should be more compatible with the fragrance of tea.

In addition to scented tea, green tea, Hangzhou Longjing tea, Tan Xiaotong also drinks tea from Fucheng.

However, she was in a good mood today and didn't want to drink tea, she just wanted to enjoy the petty bourgeoisie.

"Haha, tea and painting always go together, but today I am lucky to meet you, sir, and you are a distinguished guest from abroad, so of course coffee is a better match."

In fact, the gentleman also likes coffee very much. After a few words on the phone with Tan Xiaotong, he actually likes Tan Xiaotong a little. He feels that Tan Xiaotong is a very easy-going person, unlike some famous painters who are arrogant.

"Well, let's do as Painter Tan said. See you at the café in an hour."

After hanging up the phone, Tan Xiaotong's heart started beating wildly out of nervousness.

It was the first time for her to face a strange man alone.

She was still thinking about whether she should tell Ye Haonan that she was going to meet the client, but then she changed her mind and realized that Ye Haonan did not inform her when he met Yao Xinyi. She was just meeting a client, so why should she inform Ye Haonan?

She sat in the car, carefully adjusted her makeup, lightly touched up her make-up, took a deep breath, and then drove straight to the cafe.

As soon as she walked into the cafe, someone greeted her with a smile.

"Painter Tan, here."

If the gentleman hadn't greeted her, she really wouldn't know who it was.

She nodded lightly at the gentleman and walked over confidently.

"Let me introduce myself, Tan Xiaotong." Tan Xiaotong stood in front of the gentleman and introduced herself gracefully.

The gentleman also stood up quickly, "Xu Kai, nice to meet you, please take a seat."

Tan Xiaotong politely sat opposite Xu Kai, then asked the waiter to order two cups of fine freshly ground coffee.

"First of all, thank you Mr. Xu for buying my two paintings at the same time. Frankly speaking, the price is really high. This is my first art exhibition and Mr. Xu has given me great support. I am extremely grateful. Mr. Xu, why did you spend a huge amount of money to buy my two family portraits at the same time?"

Tan Xiaotong didn't want to beat around the bush, and didn't like saying a lot of polite words. It would be more straightforward to get straight to the point.

Xu Kai glanced up and down at Tan Xiaotong several times. Tan Xiaotong had a very elegant makeup and was dressed in a somewhat professional style. With her well-proportioned figure, she not only had the temperament of a professional woman, but also the demeanor of an artist.

When Xu Kai first met Tan Xiaotong, he was attracted by her unique temperament, and he appreciated her for speaking directly to the point.

"Painter Tan, to be honest, I have always been looking for a family portrait. I once had a happy family and my wife was also a painter. Unfortunately, in a car accident a few years ago, not only did my wife die, but my child also died."

At this point, Xu Kai paused for a moment. This was the saddest story in his heart. If it weren't for those two family photos, he would not have planned to reveal his sad past to anyone.

Although Xu Kai only said half of the sentence, Tan Xiaotong could roughly guess what happened. She seemed to see the helpless pain in Xu Kai's eyes.

"Mr. Xu, it turns out that Mr. Xu is also from China. When I first heard Mr. Xu speak, he spoke authentic English. I thought he was a foreign friend."

Tan Xiaotong was afraid of touching upon the most painful past in Xu Kai's heart, so she deliberately changed the subject.

After hearing what Tan Xiaotong said, Xu Kai smiled faintly. There were tears in his eyes just now, but changing the subject obviously made the tears go back.

"Sorry, sorry, I've been abroad for a long time, so I occasionally speak a few words of English. Actually, I'm a native Chinese, and I like Chinese works."

Xu Kai had just returned to China not long ago. He was strolling around that day when he suddenly saw the exhibition promotion posted by Tan Xiaotong. He stared at Tan Xiaotong's portrait for a long time.

I wondered what kind of work such a dignified, elegant and tasteful woman would paint?

When his wife was alive, whenever he heard of an art exhibition somewhere, he would accompany his wife to patronize it.

Although his wife passed away many years ago, he still keeps this habit.

Out of interest, he actually found a family portrait in Tan Xiaotong's exhibition. When he saw the portrait of three babies, it was as if he saw his happy family.

At that time, he offered 10 billion yuan. If Meng Yao raised the price again, even if he offered double the price, he would still buy the work.

He seemed to see the shadows of his wife and children in the painting of the three babies.

"Haha, I understand, I understand, but my English is so poor. It took me a long time to react to what Mr. Xu said in English."

At this moment, facing Xu Kai, Tan Xiaotong not only did not feel restrained at all, but rather felt very relaxed, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for many years.

It is rare to have a friend living abroad appreciate her work, especially since her family background is so miserable.

The reason why Tan Xiaotong quickly changed the subject was that she understood Xu Kai's helplessness. In the past, when others asked her about her family background, she was reluctant to mention it unless it was absolutely necessary, as it would remind her of the past and make her sad.

Tan Xiaotong's joke actually brought the two closer together.

"Excuse me, painter Tan, why do you like to paint family portraits? Excuse me, a family portrait with five babies and a family portrait with three babies express two different emotions. A family portrait with three babies seems very sad, while a family portrait with five babies seems very happy."

She painted these two pictures just to express her inner state of mind, but the paintings have been displayed for a long time and no one can see the state of mind in them.

It seems that Xu Kai really understood the artistic conception of the two paintings after buying them. At this moment, Tan Xiaotong felt like she was looking for a soulmate across thousands of miles.

"Thank you Mr. Xu for seeing the artistic conception of the painting. In fact, I am also a person with a story."